- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Marianna B., who was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1934. She recounts her family's Hungarian and Czech background; disbelief that events in Poland could occur in Hungary; German invasion in March 1944; anti-Jewish restrictions; her trauma when a Hungarian soldier shot their dog; her parents' deportations; wandering the streets and stealing food; reunion with her parents after their escape; hiding with them in her uncle's cellar; assistance from a non-Jewish family friend; liberation by Soviet troops; and emigrating to the United States in 1957. Mrs. B. notes her hostile feelings toward Hungarians and that the war experiences have shaped her life.
- Author/Creator
- B., Marianna, 1934-
- Published
- Los Angeles, Calif. : UCLA Holocaust Documentation Archives, 1983
- Interview Date
- April 30, 1983.
- Locale
- Hungary
Budapest (Hungary)
- Cite As
- Marianna B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-399). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Band, Ora, interviewer.
Russ, Ian, interviewer.
